Girl calls 911 from bedroom while home burglarized

Published 10:38 am, Saturday, November 10, 2012

A girl’s quick thinking possibly helped spoil what could have been a more intense burglary on Nov. 6. The girl was home alone on the 17000 block of Claude Road when the doorbell rang. When she answered the front door, no one was there but she saw an unfamiliar vehicle in the driveway. When she closed the door she noticed a Hispanic male and Hispanic female on the back deck. Then the man kicked in the backdoor. The girl ran into her room, locked the door and called 911. The two burglars attempted to get inside the girl’s bedroom but found it to be locked. It is thought they might have heard the girl talking to a dispatcher. They soon fled the property just before deputies arrived on the scene. The girl was able to give deputies a good description of the vehicle. They managed to take a $400 Hewlett Packard net book.

Deputies have been investigating a case to find more suspects in a burglary in which saddles were stolen from a barn in the county. While deputies were making an arrest in the case, a vehicle pulled up in the driveway with a male and female in the car. The 25-year-old Amarillo man was arrested for carrying an illegal weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and outstanding warrants.

On Oct. 31 deputes were dispatched to a fire of a fifth wheel trailer. The trailer was a complete loss at $26,000 plus $5,000 for contents inside.

On Nov. 1 deputies went to an address on the 100 block of South Austin in Amarillo where a person was wanted on a felony warrant. The suspect’s mother answered the door and said her daughter was not there. They got permission to search the home and found the 27-year-old woman hiding inside. She was arrested on the warrant. The 58-year-old mother was arrested for harboring a fugitive.

Also on Nov. 1 deputies went to a home on Robbie Road where they arrested a 40-year-old Randall County man for assaulting another man at the residence.

On Nov. 2 deputies went to the 400 block of Valencia on a burglary. Someone got into the home with a key and stole $690 worth of items, including jewelry, change, a Sony cyber shot camera and cell phone.

On Nov. 3 deputies went to the 6200 block of Osage on a burglary report. Nearly $2,200 worth of items were taken, including a Bose acoustic wave machine, CD disc changer, computer tower and keyboard.

On Nov. 5 deputies went to the 4000 block of Koetting Lane in reference to a prowler. At about 6 a.m. a woman was taking a shower when she noticed a shadow in the bathroom window. She called the sheriff’s office, and deputies soon arrived on the scene. No one was outside, but they found where someone was in the backyard and pulled up a chair to the window.

On Nov. 5 a deputy was driving on Wesley Street and noticed an unoccupied vehicle near South Western. The vehicle did not have a license plate, but the deputy ran the VIN which indicated that the 1991 Ford Escort has been reported stolen out of Amarillo. Amarillo Police Department took possession of the vehicle.